Networking, Networking, Collaboration & Collaboration & Industrial OutreachIndustrial Outreach

Presenters: Brant Coghlan, Randy Goebel

One Industrial PerspectiveOne Industrial Perspective

“If you invent a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, so machines can learn, that is worth 10 Microsofts.”

– Bill Gates, quoted in New York Times

March 1, 2004

OverviewOverview

role in innovation food chain building industrial/scientific interaction

capacityML problem solving seminarssummary of learning architectures

structuring industrial engagementidentifying willing collaboratorsmaintaining project collaborations

Summary

Current PartnersCurrent Partners

INDUSTRIALnet-linxBioToolsBioWareRandom KnowledgeElectronic ArtsIBMGoogleRedEngineGOVERNMENT Alberta

Employment, Immigration & Industry

SCIENTIFIC Cross Cancer InstituteUofC

Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics

UofA Business School Medical School Physics Dept. Statistics Dept. Computing Science Dept.

DFKI (Germany)NII (Japan)NICTA (Australia)

Research, Development, ApplicationResearch, Development, Application

EnergyLife SciencesICTEducationManufacturingArtsAerospaceTourism

research

development

application

Research, Development, ApplicationResearch, Development, Application

EnergyLife SciencesICT

Research, Development, ApplicationResearch, Development, Application

EnergyLife SciencesICT

AICMLOnware

net-linx

Research, Development, ApplicationResearch, Development, Application

EnergyLife SciencesICT

Innovation Food Innovation Food ChainChain

Foundationalresearch

Enablingresearch

Industrialinteraction

Marketdevelopment

Commercialvalue

Public/Social resources

Sponsors

FFF/Angel Investors

Venture Investors

Banks

HIGH

LOW

RISK

$$

Innovation Food Chain (IFC)Innovation Food Chain (IFC)

Foundationalresearch

Enablingresearch

Industrialinteraction

Marketdevelopment

Commercialvalue

Public/Social resources

Sponsors

FFF/Angel Investors

Venture Investors

Banks

HIGH

LOW

RISK

$$

Innovation Food Chain (IFC)Innovation Food Chain (IFC)

In-Kind ($620,000)In-Kind ($620,000)Cumulative Total $10,493,764Cumulative Total $10,493,764

Total Allocatable Funding$3,595,904

Financial Resources (06-07)Financial Resources (06-07)

(07-08 already has >$100K)

(07-08 expected >$1M)

Building Industrial CapacityBuilding Industrial Capacity

AICML resources for industrial interactionBuilding Receptor CapacityModels of Engagement

HQP sharing, contracts, information sharing, consulting

Developing Tools learning architecturesstructuring industrial engagement

identifying specific industry receptor capacity identifying willing collaborators maintaining project collaborations

Evolution of Scientific/Industrial Evolution of Scientific/Industrial CollaborationCollaborationinvest in increased industrial interaction

develop communication plandevelop joint entrepreneur presentations with

TecEdmontoncontinue to survey partners to assess industry needsfurther develop formal details of engagement models

(e.g., contracts template)

SummarySummary

role in innovation food chain building industrial/scientific interaction

capacityML problem solving seminarssummary of learning architectures

structuring industrial engagementidentifying willing collaboratorsmaintaining project collaborations